Judicial review of Governor in Council telecom decision struck due to adequate alternative remedies.
In an application for judicial review of a Governor in Council decision refusing to vary a CRTC telecommunications policy, TELUS sought to be added as a respondent and SaskTel sought to be added as a respondent or intervenor.
The Attorney General moved to strike the application.
The Court granted TELUS's motion as it was directly affected by the relief sought, but dismissed SaskTel's motion because its interests aligned with the applicants.
The Court struck the application for judicial review on the basis that the applicants had adequate alternative remedies via an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal and a new petition to the Governor in Council regarding a subsequent CRTC review and vary decision.
